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ali-

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English

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Etymology

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Representing the Latin āla (wing).

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ali-

  1. (anatomy and zoology) lateral expansion

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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An unofficial extension of the correlatives, based on the adjective alia (other).

Prefix

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ali-

  1. (neologism, nonstandard, proscribed) other-, else- (correlative prefix)

Derived terms

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  • aliu another one (plural: others), (an)other (with a noun)
  • alies another's, others', someone else's
  • aliel in another way, otherwise
  • aliam at another time
  • aliom another amount
  • alial for another reason

The expected forms *alia (another kind of) and *alie (elsewhere) are not used, as they already exist with the meanings alia (other) and alie (otherwise). The compounds alispeca (another kind of) and aliloke (another place) may be used instead. Alio (another) (without a noun) (plural: others) is not derived as a correlative, being the nominal form of the adjective, but is synonymous with the expected correlative.

Finnish

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Etymology

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< ali (beneath)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑli-/, [ˈɑ̝li-]

Prefix

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ali-

  1. under-, sub-

Usage notes

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  • ala- is used as a nominal prefix, whereas ali- is (mostly) used as a verbal prefix:
    Aliarvioiko yläluokka alaluokkaa?
    Is the lower class being underestimated by the upper class?

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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Related to Finnish ali-.

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ali-

  1. under-, sub-

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Latin

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Etymology

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Probably a truncation of alius (other).[1]

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ali-

  1. some- (turns interrogative pronouns into indefinite pronouns)

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References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 34